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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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